Voyager (1994)

Book 3 of the Outlander series.
I continue to be drawn by the writing, the creativity and the story, but at the end of each book I wonder if I'll be reading the next volume.
This book moves past the historical anchors of the Jacobite rebellion in Scotland, allowing the author more latitude with the plot - which she uses. The story becomes a mad scramble through fires and fights, shipwrecks and pirates, leaving me a little bemused. I preferred the more steady dramas of the earlier volumes.
But the writing still attracts me. Volume 4 beckons - but maybe not for a while. ( )

I think I read all of these in a rush around 1999 or 2000 when "The Fiery Cross" was written. As per usual, the first book was the best of them. ( )

I tried. I really tried. But still could not bring myself to even like this one. ( )

Another fun installment of the Outlander series and the perfect summer adventure book. I loved seeing the characters get older and dealing with different geographic locations. However, I had a few qualms, mainly with Gabaldon's treatment of the Mr. Willoughby (the Chinaman, as the called him). I understand that people in the 18th century weren't politically correct, so I was fine with their attitudes toward him. But the way Gabaldon wrote abut him, with no narrative or p.o.v. from another character, was a bit racist. It bugged me a bit. And I was a bit annoyed by the end of how things always get wrapped up perfectly in her stories. but I guess it's just par for the course; everything is related, even the most far-fetched events. ( )

Seemed to have more humorous events in this book. I wondered at the beginning why so much was in the present time about the Black doctor, her daughter Bree with Roger, but as usual the author ties all the characters together in interesting ways. Amazed that Fraser could have that much power in prison, get involved with 2 women, be able to maintain identities as a printer, smuggler, sailor - is there anything he can't do? Liked how penicillin got into the story with the naval ship. Interesting characters such as the Chinaman Mr. Willoughby, Fergus as a young man and the witch Geillis showing up in the story again. ( )